Secondary schools in West Sussex

There are 40 secondary schools in West Sussex, teaching 51,095 pupils. Of the 38 with a score, 14 do better than similar schools elsewhere in England and 10 do worse.

Best in England Primary schools in West Sussex All schools in West Sussex Places within

Pupils from low-income families18%average across these schools

Doing better than similar schools14 of 38scored schools in the top two bands

New-style Ofsted report cards6inspected since November 2025

Good or outstanding (old grades)25of those still on old grades

Full or nearly full17 of 40schools with 98% or more of places taken

Average class size23.1one-teacher classes, January census

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored

Getting a place in West Sussex

From West Sussex council's allocation figures for 2026 entry: 36 secondary schools, 6 of which filled on distance and 14 offered a place to everyone who applied. Every school's page has a postcode check.

Hardest to get into

The last place went to a child living this far away. The shorter the distance, the harder it is to get in.

Oriel High School 1.0 miles
Oathall Community College 1.2 miles
Imberhorne School 1.6 miles
The Angmering School 3.1 miles
Weald School, The 7.2 miles
Downlands Community School 8.2 miles

Places to spare

Every applicant was offered a place.

Millais School 167 offers for 300 places
Steyning Grammar School 273 offers for 390 places
The Littlehampton Academy 235 offers for 330 places
Holy Trinity CofE Secondary School, Crawley 70 offers for 120 places
Felpham Community College 253 offers for 300 places
Bourne Community College 143 offers for 180 places
Sackville School 240 offers for 270 places
Thomas Bennett Community College 223 offers for 240 places
Bohunt School Worthing 169 offers for 180 places
The Regis School 299 offers for 300 places
St Andrew's CofE High School 180 offers for 180 places
The Burgess Hill Academy 247 offers for 240 places

Source: West Sussex council (allocation statistics). Councils we hold this for.

Secondary schools (40)

Ranked by score, highest first. The likely range shows how sure we can be. If two schools' ranges overlap, don't read it as one beating the other. Click a column heading to sort, or hover a row to find it on the map.

#	School	Pupils	Low income	Ofsted	Score	Likely range
1	St Oscar Romero Catholic SchoolRoman Catholic · ages 11-18 · Worthing	1,144	13%	No overall grade 2025	93	90 to 95
2	St Paul's Catholic CollegeAcademy · ages 11-18 · Burgess Hill	1,160	8%	Outstanding 2023	92	89 to 94
3	Shoreham AcademyAcademy · ages 11-18 · Shoreham-by-Sea	1,759	17%	Outstanding 2024	92	88 to 94
4	Tanbridge House SchoolCouncil · ages 11-16 · Horsham	1,510	10%	Outstanding 2024	86	82 to 90
5	Downlands Community SchoolCouncil · ages 11-16 · Hassocks	1,250	8%	Good 2022	85	80 to 89
6	Davison Church of England High School for Girls, WorthingChurch of England · ages 11-16 · Worthing	1,334	14%	Outstanding 2024	82	77 to 86
7	Bishop Luffa School, ChichesterAcademy · ages 11-18 · Chichester	1,600	11%	Outstanding 2022	82	77 to 86
8	St Philip Howard Catholic SchoolAcademy · ages 11-18 · Bognor Regis	1,322	12%	Report card 2026	81	75 to 85
9	Hazelwick SchoolAcademy · ages 11-18 · Crawley	1,913	19%	Outstanding 2023	79	74 to 84
10	Midhurst Rother CollegeAcademy · ages 11-18 · Midhurst	1,144	14%	Outstanding 2024	78	72 to 83
11	Warden Park Secondary AcademyAcademy · ages 11-16 · Haywards Heath	1,541	12%	Report card 2026	77	70 to 82
12	Oathall Community CollegeCouncil · ages 11-16 · Haywards Heath	1,341	15%	Good 2023	70	61 to 77
13	Weald School, TheCouncil · ages 11-18 · Billingshurst	1,800	13%	No overall grade 2024	69	60 to 76
14	Millais SchoolCouncil · ages 11-16 · Horsham	896	13%	Good 2022	67	59 to 75
15	Durrington High SchoolAcademy · ages 11-16 · Worthing	1,572	20%	Good 2022	63	53 to 71
16	Chichester Free SchoolFree school · ages 4-19 · Chichester	1,118	15%	Good 2024	59	47 to 69
17	Worthing High SchoolAcademy · ages 11-16 · Worthing	1,050	16%	Not inspected	57	47 to 66
18	The Regis SchoolAcademy · ages 11-19	1,679	26%	Good 2023	57	47 to 66
19	Bohunt School WorthingAcademy · ages 11-16 · Worthing	900	20%	Good 2023	49	39 to 60
20	Oriel High SchoolCouncil · ages 11-18 · Crawley	1,441	15%	No overall grade 2025	49	39 to 59
21	St Wilfrid's Catholic Comprehensive School, CrawleyRoman Catholic · ages 11-18 · Crawley	1,174	17%	Good 2023	48	37 to 58
22	Steyning Grammar SchoolAcademy · ages 11-18 · Steyning	1,775	15%	Report card 2026	46	37 to 55
23	Ormiston Six Villages AcademyAcademy · ages 11-16 · Chichester	731	24%	Good 2022	45	34 to 56
24	The Sir Robert Woodard AcademyAcademy · ages 11-18 · Sompting	1,427	20%	Report card 2026	45	35 to 54
25	Bohunt HorshamFree school · ages 4-16 · Horsham	1,294	11%	Good 2023	43	32 to 55
26	St Andrew's CofE High SchoolChurch of England · ages 11-16 · Worthing	780	25%	Good 2023	39	29 to 50
27	Imberhorne SchoolCouncil · ages 11-18 · East Grinstead	1,558	12%	Not inspected	39	31 to 48
28	Sackville SchoolCouncil · ages 11-18 · East Grinstead	1,525	14%	Good 2024	37	28 to 47
29	The Gatwick SchoolFree school · ages 4-16 · Crawley	861	21%	Good 2024	35	25 to 47
30	The Academy, SelseyAcademy · ages 11-16 · Chichester	523	27%	No overall grade 2025	34	25 to 46
31	The Burgess Hill AcademyAcademy · ages 11-16 · Burgess Hill	956	16%	Not inspected	27	20 to 35
32	The Angmering SchoolCouncil · ages 11-19 · Littlehampton	1,360	22%	Good 2022	24	18 to 32
33	Holy Trinity CofE Secondary School, CrawleyChurch of England · ages 11-18 · Crawley	1,340	32%	Good 2023	22	17 to 30
34	Bourne Community CollegeFoundation · ages 11-16 · Emsworth	692	21%	Report card 2026	22	17 to 30
35	Chichester High SchoolAcademy · ages 11-18 · Chichester	1,191	31%	No overall grade 2024	21	16 to 29
36	Felpham Community CollegeCouncil · ages 11-18 · Bognor Regis	1,520	21%	Not inspected	19	14 to 24
37	Thomas Bennett Community CollegeAcademy · ages 11-18 · Crawley	1,261	36%	Good 2022	8	5 to 12
38	The Littlehampton AcademyAcademy · ages 11-18 · Littlehampton	1,324	26%	Report card 2026	7	5 to 10
	Ifield Community CollegeAcademy · ages 11-18 · Crawley	1,214	33%	Good 2023	–
	The Forest SchoolAcademy · ages 11-16 · Horsham	1,115	13%	Good 2022	–

Secondary schools by town in West Sussex

Billingshurst1 schools Bognor Regis2 schools Burgess Hill2 schools Chichester5 schools Crawley7 schools East Grinstead2 schools Emsworth1 schools Hassocks1 schools Haywards Heath2 schools Horsham4 schools Littlehampton2 schools Midhurst1 schools Shoreham-by-Sea1 schools Steyning1 schools West Sussex1 schools Worthing6 schools

Secondary schools in nearby areas

Kent104 schools Hampshire71 schools Surrey58 schools Oxfordshire42 schools Buckinghamshire37 schools East Sussex27 schools Milton Keynes17 schools Medway22 schools West Berkshire10 schools Southampton13 schools Wokingham10 schools Windsor and Maidenhead14 schools

About this list

Schools are listed by their School Chooser Score, highest first. Schools without a score (independent schools and those with too little published data) come after, in alphabetical order. The score compares each school with schools that have a similar mix of pupils, not just with each other, so a school with a lower score in a wealthier area may still have better exam results. How the score works.